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COVID-19 vaccine rollout falls short of expectations, raising questions about 2021 timeline
ANNE FLAHERTY and SOO RIN KIM
The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout moved slower than expected this month, stoking fears that the federal government was mishandling the effort and that people would have to wait months longer than expected to get their shot.
Federal officials defended the program, insisting that bringing the vaccine to the American people in less than a year was still a technical feat and that the program remained on track.
Still, they acknowledged the effort was lagging behind expectations, and vaccine experts and public health officials warned the bigger test will come next year when inventory finally expands and the broader public raises their hands for a shot.
"It's really difficult to administer every dose when you are prioritizing it and trying to avoid waste," said Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers.
"But when we get into a position of mass clinics and everyone has access, we'll be much more efficient in getting it out," she said.
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President Donald Trump had initially pledged 300 million doses by January 2021 when announcing Operation Warp Speed, then later this fall dropped the estimate to 100 million. After Pfizer adjusted its production estimates, Health Secretary Alex Azar promised 40 million doses on hand and 20 million vaccinations by the end of the year.
Instead, the administration was on track to ship those 20 million doses by the first week of January -- enough for first doses in the two-dose vaccine -- with only 2.6 million vaccinations recorded by the federal government.
Trump blamed the states for not moving fast enough.
"The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving!" he tweeted Wednesday.
The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving!
Just hours later, Trump's top scientific adviser on the vaccine program, Moncef Slaoui, acknowledged "the number is lower than what we hoped for."
"There is a learning curve in the system," Slaoui told reporters.
Vaccine experts and public health officials said they aren't ready to sound the alarms just yet, but they are citing numerous smaller logistical challenges that have complicated the rollout: a vaccine that has specific handling requirements, and hospitals that must stagger injections for front-line hospital employees based on the latest shipment numbers.
PHOTO: Dr. Moncef Slaoui attends a press confernce in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Sept. 18, 2020. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, FILE)
Holidays and snowstorms haven't helped, and a federally run partnership with major pharmacies to deliver vaccines in nursing homes only just got started. Also, states participating in that program were required to hold some doses in reserve.
"Receiving, preparing and administering vaccines takes time," said Kris Ehresmann, director of the infectious disease division at the Minnesota Department of Health.
New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli suggested that Pfizer vaccinations are going at a fast pace -- almost 60% of the doses administered so far -- but Moderna doses have been stalled a bit because they were "delivered right before Christmas."
"There were no vaccinations on the 25th, and on the other days, people didn't want to be sick -- they were concerned that we're not going to feel well for the holidays, so it's ticked off again," said Persichilli.
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Likewise, the Pennsylvania Department of Health cited the holidays and a major snowstorm paired with the challenge of vaccinating a hospital staff already stretched thin. The Colorado Department of Public Health said hospitals were trying to stagger vaccinations among employees in case there are temporary reactions that prompt staff to call in sick.
"I really do expect next week, when the holidays are over, for those numbers to rapidly jump as jurisdictions move ahead quickly to protect their health care personnel, and also long-term care facility residents," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Blaire Bryant, associate legislative director for health at the National Association of Counties, agreed that the slower-than-expected rollout isn't a problem yet. But counties are concerned about whether there's enough money to see it through a nationwide rollout in spring, she said.
PHOTO: Nurse Courtney Senechal unpacks a special refrigerated box of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines as she prepared to ready more supply for use at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston on Dec. 24, 2020. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
The federal government in recent months has sent $340 million to the states, but that money has been slow to trickle down as cash-strapped states sort through competing priorities, creating what Bryant called a "barrier" that could be addressed with direct, flexible cash grants. On Sunday, Trump signed a $900 billion COVID relief bill that included more than $8 billion for vaccine distribution.
Bryant said many overwhelmed local communities also could use help to support public messaging on the vaccine, as well as more details on what to expect in coming weeks. Initial allotment was based on each state's adult population. It's not known whether federal officials could change that formula to account for outbreaks, or whether a community could get to pick the vaccine of their choice.
"It's a slow rollout right now, and we'll wait and see as we move toward that mass vaccination stage. ... If it doesn't meet the needs on the ground, we'll cross that bridge when we get there," Bryant said.
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Hannan, from the Association of Immunization Managers, agreed that expanding the vaccine rollout behind health care personnel was her biggest concern. By the time hospitals and nursing homes are covered and people over the age of 65 and essential workers are invited to get a shot, there will be less concern about fair allocation. But the government will need to have enrolled enough providers to roll it out nationwide next spring.
That means enlisting primary care physicians, local pharmacies and others to jump on board with federal requirements that show they can store, handle and administer the vaccines properly.
"Whatever needs to be done will be done," Hannan said. "But there will be hitches."
PHOTO: A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Va., Dec. 30, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told "CBS This Morning" that overall the program is behind in part because the federal government overpromised on deliveries earlier this fall and production levels changed. But the logistical challenges are considerable, too.
"It's not just sticking needles in arms; there's a lot of moving parts. I think nobody is quite performing at top capacity and we've all got to work together to ramp it up," he said.
ABC News' Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.
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I am really sorry to hear about your dad and hoe that your mum recovers and continues to recover. thanks for the chat.
In America, if somebody without health insurance gets extremely ill, what happens? Do they still get treatment?
Bring back sort by view count. Why would you even remove that? What is wrong with you guys.
If Americans would be proactive about good health and use normal caution, there would be less of a dire need for health care to repair damages.
"Just because it's free, does that make it good ?"
The first problem our politicians have in their healthcare proposals, is that they don't have to create a system for everybody.
We only need healthcare for people that don't have it.
But they want to force a government program on ALL of our American companies (even small businesses) and then punish workers that don't accept that insurance ?
The second problem our politicians have, is that they don't seem to know that we already have a healthcare system.
It's called the Medicaid/Medicare Program and it's been screwed up for the past 14 years. It doesn't even have a "free" RX Plan anymore.
But we're supposed to pay more taxes to create another system that they claim will work ?
Lastly is the commonality in blaming the insurance companies. I know how terrible these companies can be, but NO some of them are really good.
Blaming an insurer is like blaming gas stations for the price or oil.
Pharmaceutical Corporations (much like the oil industry) have been given free reign by our government to price-gouge, and nothing is being done to handle that.
How about creating a Health & Wellness Channel on YouTube?


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EE won't sell Huawei 5G phones: Here's why
By Max Parker
July 10, 2019 3:06 pm BST
EE has confirmed it will not offer Huawei's 5G smartphones when the next-gen network goes live at the end of the month, following a series of blocks against the Chinese brand at the behest of the US government.
EE unveiled when its 5G network will go live in the UK and which devices will be shipping when it does earlier today. While Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo and LG will have a flagship device ready to buy on the UK's first 5G network, Huawei won't. The news comes just days after Google rescinded the brand's Android license.
During the launch of the the 5G network, EE CEO Marc Allera said it was putting Huawei devices "on pause". There was no comment on whether this will affect current Huawei devices sold by EE.
Related: Everything you need to know about EE's 5G network
It was originally predicted that one of the first 5G phones available in the UK would be the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G after the Chinese brand unveiled it was coming to EE, Vodafone, Three and O2 in June.
Instead, the first four phones you'll be able to get on EE's 5G network will be the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Oppo Reno 5G and LG V50 ThinQ.
It has been a tough week for Huawei. On Monday (May 20) Google said it was withdrawing the brand's Android license for future devices, meaning phones like the rumoured Huawei Mate 30 would not be able to get access to Android updates and would have to use the open source version of Android (AOSP). We've got a full explainer on the situation which you can read to get fully caught up.
Related: 5 reasons you shouldn't buy a 5G phone
EE is switching on its 5G network in the UK next Thursday (May 30) in a number of cities across the UK and you can begin to pre-order devices starting from today. Not all of the above phones will be available right away, with the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G coming on June 7.
Max is the Editor of Trusted Reviews, and has been a mobile phone and technology specialist for over nine years. Max started his career at T3 straight after graduating from Kingston University. Max ha…

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The first parliamentary elections in the Republic of Macedonia took place in 1990, at which members of the Parliament were elected by the proportional model. A total of 1,339,021 voters were registered in the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia, who had an opportunity to cast their votes on November 11, for 18 parties, one social organization and 43 independent candidates.
Nikola Koneski was President of the State Election Commission, comprised of 38 members. The voting process was carried out at 120 election districts in 34 municipalities. A total of 1,158 candidates ran for 120 parliament seats. According to the regulations in that period, a candidate that won majority of votes (50 plus 1) was elected for the parliament member. The second election round took place on November 25. Voters elected among candidates, who had won over 7% of votes in the first election round on November 11.
According to the adopted amendments of the SRM Constitution, the new Parliament is to be unicameral (instead of the former three-cameral), while the Republic's Head is to be one man instead of the former Presidency. The President is elected by the new Parliament by two-third majority of votes.
The Republic Executive Council was replaced with the Government, elected by the Parliament by two-third majority of votes. The Republic's President suggests a candidate (mandatory) for composition of the new government, based on former consultations with political parties, represented in the Parliament. 83,98 percent of voters took part in the first voting round, and the process was completed in 11 election districts. The second round was conducted in 75 election districts, while in 33 the elections were annulled. One member of the parliament was elected upon accepted complaint between two election rounds.
Eleven parliament members, elected in the first round were: Petar Gosev (SKM-PDP), Nexhati Xhaferi (PDP), Stojan Andov (SRSM), Ljubisav Ivanov (SP), Stojmir Cvetkovski (SKM-PDP), Hisni Sakiri (PDP), Dusan Nikolovski (SKM-PDP), Abdurahman Aliti, Vebi Xhemaili, Hamit Aliju and Xheladin Murati (PDP-NDP).
The Parliament of SR Macedonia held its first session on January 8, 1991. Stojan Andov, leader of the Alliance of the Reform Forces of Macedonia in that time, was elected for the Parliament Speaker. Nikola Stojanovski from Titov Veles (68), the oldest parliamentarian, chaired the session, which lasted for 8 hours and 13 minutes. Most of the parliamentarians - 38 were members of the political party VMRO-DPMNE; followed by the Alliance of Communists - Party for Democratic Prosperity - 31; the party for Democratic Prosperity - 17 and the Alliance of Democratic Forces of Macedonia - 11. Three independent candidates also became parliament members.
On January 1991, the Parliament elected Kiro Gligorov for President of the Republic of Macedonia by secret voting and majority of votes. Ljubco Georgievski was elected for Vice-President on February 1. Nikola Kljusev was elected for mandatary on March 7, while the first Government of the Republic of Macedonia was elected on March 20, 1991. Blaze Ristovski, Jovan Andov and Bekir Zuta were Deputy - Prime Ministers of the first government. Ministers: Defense - Risto Damjanovski; Internal Affairs - Jordan Mijalkov; Justice - Gjorgi Naumov; Foreign Affairs - Denko Malevski; Finance - Metodija Tosevski; Economy - Stojan Trajanovski; Development - Goce Petreski, Urbanism and Building - Aleksandar Lepavcov; Education and Physical Culture - Dimitar Dimitrov; Culture - Cvetan Grozdanov; Health - Perko Kolevski; Information - Martin Trenevski.
Jane Miljovski, Ljubomir Frckovski, Ilija Andonov-Cento and Alaetin Toska were elected for ministers without portfolio. The Macedonian government held its first session on March 21, 1991.


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Today's journey was from Glasgow to Stranraer. We were told to take the coast road as it would be more beautiful so we did. And it was. One of the most remarkable sights we came across was this small volcanic island that popped up on the horizon. Apparently it's for sale - anyone fancy a bit (actually rather a lot!) of solitude for £1.5m?
The venue for the evening concert was the cinema hall inside the local Leisure Centre. As unusual as that sounds were greeted with warmth and love for music, and with a little help from some well placed lighting we managed to create an intimate atmosphere for the evenings event.
Afterwards we sampled some local food in the form of a Chinese meal (apparently the only good restaurant open late enough for us to eat post-concert in Stranraer!) and settled down in a beautiful little B & B.
After a wonderful start to the tour in the beautiful town of Peebles last night, today we set off to Dundee. Upon arriving...the first port of call was to celebrate our cellists birthday (26 today!). A sampling of some fine Scottish Angus steaks was requested and so we enjoyed lunch in a restaurant along the Quayside.
Our concert this evening was in the chamber music room at the Caird Hall in Glasgow. The backstage reminded us of a bygone era, with large rooms with chaise longues and very comfy sofas perfect for pre-concert naps. After the concert (tonight was Beethoven, Bridge and Brahms) we drove to our hosts to enjoy a beautiful dinner and perhaps a glass or two of Whisky..!
Here's a lovely photo of us and our page turner and her fan club after our concert in Peebles!
Currently flying somewhere over Milton Keynes we thought this would be the perfect moment to write the first diary entry of our Scotland Tour. As with every airport experience we have, the highlight is not the Duty Free, the exciting selection of cafés or the extensive selection of beverages at the World of Whiskies (which we definitely didn't visit this morning), it is watching the horror and disbelief on the faces of all the business class passengers as Jonathan, cello on back, smug grin on face, gently waltzes past them at the gate to be boarded first on the plane. British Airways - 'cello class'.
Tonight's concert, the first of 10 here in Scotland over the next 11 days, is at Music in Peebles. Perhaps the most active twittering concert organisation we've had social media contact with so far, we are very much looking forward to meeting the team behind the tweets in a few hours! Oh and some Haydn, Mendelssohn & Brahms too!
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USBC Senior Championships heads to Cincinnati in 2019, Louisville in 2020
Cincinnati and Louisville, Kentucky, will be the next stops for the United States Bowling Congress Senior Championships, a national event for bowlers age 50 and over, as part of a two-year agreement with S&S Family Entertainment.
The 2019 Senior Championships will take place at Western Bowl in Cincinnati from Aug. 6-9. The 68-lane center also will be the host center for the 2024 USBC Women's Championships.
Executive Strike and Spare in Louisville will host the 2020 Senior Championships from July 28-31. Executive Strike and Spare also is the site for the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Louisville Open in 2019.
To compete in the Senior Championships, bowlers must qualify through their state's senior tournament. There are Open or Women's divisions in six age classifications – 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and above.
Nearly 400 bowlers from across the United States and Canada competed in the 2018 event at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada. Competitors bowled a pair of three-game qualifying blocks over two days to determine the six players in each division for the medal round. The six qualifiers from each division were determined by total pinfall, including handicap.
The finals were an additional three-game block. Players dropped their pinfall from the six qualifying games but received bonus pins based on their qualifying position (50 pins for first, 40 pins for second, etc.), in addition to their three-game pinfall and handicap, to determine the winner in each division and classification.
Senior bowlers interested in competing in the Senior Championships should contact their state association manager. Each state association is permitted to send a maximum of 12 men and women bowlers to the national event, one representative for each of the six age groups in each division.
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RAFTER was a code name for the MI5 radio receiver detection technique, mostly used against clandestine Soviet agents and monitoring of domestic radio transmissions by foreign embassy personnel from the 1950s on.

Explanation

Most radio receivers of the period were of the AM superhet design, with local oscillators which generate a signal typically 455 kHz above or sometimes below the frequency to be received. There is always some oscillator radiation leakage from such receivers, and in the initial stages of RAFTER, MI5 simply attempted to locate clandestine receivers by detecting the leaked signal with a sensitive custom-built receiver. This was complicated by domestic radios in people's homes also leaking radiation.

By accident, one such receiver for MI5 mobile radio transmissions was being monitored when a passing transmitter produced a powerful signal which overloaded the receiver, producing an audible change in the received signal. The agency realized that they could identify the actual frequency being monitored if they produced their own transmissions and listened for the change in the superhet tone.

Soviet transmitters

Soviet short-wave transmitters were extensively used to broadcast messages to clandestine agents, the transmissions consisting simply of number sequences read aloud and decoded using a one-time pad. It was realized that this new technique could be used to track down such agents. Specially equipped aircraft would fly over urban areas at times when the agents were receiving Soviet transmissions, and attempt to locate receivers tuned to the transmissions.

Tactics

Like many secret technologies, RAFTER's use was attended by the fear of over-use, alerting the quarry and causing a shift in tactics which would neutralize the technology. As a technical means of intelligence, it was also not well supported by the more traditional factions in MI5. Its part in the successes and failures of MI5 at the time is not entirely known.

In his book Spycatcher, former MI5 officer Peter Wright related an incident in which a mobile RAFTER unit was driven around the backstreets in an attempt to locate a receiver, but the search proved futile. Initially, MI5 believed interference and the effects of large metal objects such as lamp posts in the surrounding frustrated the search. Later, however, they concluded that the receiver itself had been mobile, and the receiver may at one point have been parked next to the RAFTER unit but hidden by a high fence.

References

MI5
Radio technology
Soviet Union–United Kingdom relations
United Kingdom intelligence operations
Surveillance
Signals intelligence

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Little facing lawsuit after smearing Hagamans
by Cameron Slater on April 21, 2016 at 8:30am
Andrew Little is no stranger to defamation. He settled with Judith Collins after smearing her and now he may face another action over one of his nasty smears.
Scenic Hotel Group founders Earl and Lani Hagaman are considering legal action over Labour leader Andrew Little's claims about the timing of a donation from Mr Hagaman to the National Party a month before the hotel group was awarded a contract in Niue.
The $101,000 donation was made on 18 September, the last week of the election campaign in 2014. A month later Scenic Hotels won a contract to manage the Matavai Hotel on Niue, which is owned by a trust appointed by Foreign Minister Murray McCully on behalf of the Niue Government.
Mr Little said the timing "stinks to high heaven" and wrote to the Auditor General last week asking for an investigation into the donation and the handling of the contract, which was signed between Scenic Hotel Group and the hotel board in October 2014.
The Auditor General is yet to decide whether to investigate but in a statement, the Hagamans said they would welcome an investigation from the Auditor General and would cooperate fully.
"In fact we request that an investigation occurs urgently in order to remove any doubt about the integrity and honesty of our name," said Mrs Hagaman.
Lani Hagaman said the management contract for Matavai Resort Niue was gained by Scenic Hotel Group in an open and contestable process against other hotel groups.
The couple were also considering other legal options to address Mr Little's attack.
"I can assure the public that for us the only thing that will 'stink to the high heavens' will be smell of roses which blossom from the fertiliser Andrew Little likes to spread around to gain his own notoriety."
Ouch.?Mrs Hagaman is a weapons-grade sledger.
Little may have other political problems. If an inquiry is set up then Jacinda Ardern's father will have to give evidence under oath and I suspect that won't go well for Little either.
Ian Fitzgerald, the chairman of the Matavai Niue Limited which runs the Matavai has also now spoken, saying he would have "absolutely no concerns" if the Auditor-General looked into the process.
Mr Fitzgerald is one of four board members appointed by the Niue Tourism Property Trust to oversee the running of the hotel, which $18 million of New Zealand aid money has been invested in. The agreement was negotiated and signed between Scenic Hotels and the board rather than the Trust itself. Mr Fitzgerald said he was unaware Mr Hagaman had donated to the National Party and the board had only dealt with Scenic Hotels Group's managing director, Brendan Taylor. It was in contract negotiations with Scenic Group for six months before the contract was awarded – well before the donation was made.
Mrs Hagaman said it was a "political beat-up" by Mr Little.
"We are not interested in being Mr Little's political football. These nasty and unfounded allegations need to stop and I would urge Andrew Little to stop wasting tax payer money on trying to promote his own political party and ego."
Mrs Hagaman said in the past the couple had voted for Labour.
"One of the privileges of being a New Zealander is the ability to have freedom of choice and vote or donate to any political party one chooses. In the past both Earl and I have voted Labour but that was when the party had strong morals and direction and did not practice bully tactics on innocent people."
There are two of the missing million and, as a result of Little's intemperate and ill-advised statements, they are likely to be missing forever.
If he is sued I wonder if Little will try to tax caucus for his legal costs like last time. I suspect he will be told GFY in no uncertain terms.
– NZ Herald
Tagged: Andrew Little • Earl Hagaman • Labour party • Lani Hagaman
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I had the distinguished honor of giving the keynote address this week at the mid winter conference for the Utah Association of Middle and High School Principals. What a pleasure it was to be in the presence of such passionate and dedicated leaders.
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Most importantly, do you believe you can make a difference in the world around you?
How we answer these questions about if, how and why we matter, be it at nine, nineteen or seventy-nine years old, speaks volumes about our self-concept, self-esteem and, ultimately, self-confidence.
It also forms the foundation of how we choose to show up in the world.
"Being' and 'doing' are inseparable aspects of your presence and influence.
I have the privilege each year of speaking to auditoriums full of aspiring young leaders, anxious to go out into the world and make their mark. They are looking for the "book", the "roadmap" , the "words or wisdom" that will guide them to the things they need "TO-DO" next.


We've been busy planting a slew of fall crops the past week or so - from broccoli and brussel sprouts to carrots and beets, salad greens and celery, and much more! We're very grateful for the dry spell that has allowed us to get the ground worked up for those big blocks of cool-season crops. Turned the irrigation on for the first time in months last week - hey! it still works! I was thrilled to get out there with a hoe this afternoon (can't hoe mud, it's been hanging useless in the shed since early June). By early September we should be able to start harvesting some of the quickest-growing veggies like arugula, tatsoi, and radishes.
We also finally broke down and bought a flame weeder last week. No herbicides are used on our farm, which means weeds have to be dispatched with a lot of manual labor: tillers, wheel hoes, and hand-held hoes are how we typically go about it. But all three of those methods require dry soil conditions. After spending the past two months crawling through mud ripping crabgrass out of everything by hand, I was more than ready for a new solution. At any price. A flame weeder is simply a propane-fueled torch that sizzles the weeds to death, and it works whether it's wet or dry. We'll be firing it up for a test run tomorrow. Fire makes me anxious, but hand-weeding makes me cranky. Knock on wood that we don't set the farm on fire!
Another light harvest overall this week. We've literally had to bring our tomatoes back from the brink of death after such a wet season. This week may be one of the lightest weeks of the summer for tomatoes, but after much TLC, a generous amount of stubborn bull-headed-ness, and more hand-wringing than I'm going to admit, the plants are once again looking healthy, blooming prolifically, and setting new fruit. I'm hopeful that we'll get a 'second summer' off of the vines in a few more weeks' time. A few more cantaloupes now, and we're getting down to the last of the onions. We've been cutting the summer lettuce hard the past few weeks, so we're going to let it rest and re-grow this week. It'll be back on the menu next week. Hopefully we should then be able to close the gap between the current planting of salad greens and the next round. Plenty of peppers, eggplant, and basil right now - get out those ratatouille, eggplant parm, and pesto recipes!


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Home > History home > Research > Profile > Publications > Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust
Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust. / Carey, Maddy.
2014. 221 p.
Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust
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Maddy Carey
This thesis considers the prevailing historical representation of Jewish masculinity in Holland, Belgium, France and Poland during the Holocaust and asks to what extent it is an accurate reflection of the source material available. Having concluded that such scholarship as exists on the subject is inherently flawed, my thesis will attempt to consider exactly how it might more accurately be represented. Beginning with a broad understanding of theories of masculinity and discussions of Jewish gender my thesis will lay out a clear approach both to the study of masculinity and to the questions and key features of Jewish masculinity in the interwar period in Europe. Treating the period largely chronologically, this thesis will then go on to its substantive research, looking at the sources, contemporary and modern, written both by survivors and those who died during the Holocaust, to attempt to determine the impact of persecution upon several elements of male gender identity, specifically, conformity to normative identities, the impact of gendered environments and, finally, more individual elements of masculinities. Ultimately, this thesis will argue that whilst Jewish masculinities were severely damaged in the initial phases of persecution, particularly due to an environment which was gendered feminine and the near impossibility of practising normative gender identities, the period of enclosure, and particularly ghettoisation, which followed was one in which many men were, within reason, able to reassert clear masculine identities. Finally, my thesis will conclude by considering the role of fatherhood and father-son relationships in the Holocaust and what this can tell us about generations within masculinity and the impact of fatherhood on the masculine identity of the individual.
Stone, Dan, Supervisor
Unpublished - 2014
This open access research output is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.


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GO investing to reduce impact on the environment
The world is today marking World Earth Day, encouraging everyone across the globe to invest in the planet. Companies worldwide are increasingly putting environmental sustainability high on their agendas – a topic that is influencing both business strategy, the supply chain and consumer purchasing decisions.
At GO, attitudes towards climate change, increased awareness and a deep-set need for real change is pushing the company to take tangible action to reduce its impact on the environment, and in its quest to become a purposeful-led organisation, it has put environmental sustainability as a pillar in its strategic programme.
Its intention is that while, as a company, it undertakes efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, it also enables its customers to reduce theirs. Becoming carbon neutral or reducing our carbon footprint to the bare minimum, is a long-term goal and GO has started by outing an ambitious programme in place.
For the third consecutive year, GO has measured its carbon emissions in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, which is the world's most widely used greenhouse gas accounting standards for organisations. The measurement for 2021 has been expanded, capturing more categories namely upstream and downstream emissions relating to activity by suppliers, customers and employees working remotely.
GO's long-term strategy is based on reducing, replacing and transforming. GO is actively reducing the size of its equipment rooms. Work was carried out at the Marsa premises and it is envisaged that the works at the Birkirkara site will be completed this year as more energy efficient equipment is being installed.
GO's deployment of its fibre to the home technology network across the Maltese islands, of which over 50 per cent has already been rolled out, is also another green step forward as it replaces the legacy copper network. The company is also deploying its 5G network − technology designed to transfer data in a more energy efficient manner. The potential increase in network energy consumption because of this technology will be compensated by efficiency features, antenna optimisation and transmitters not in use and put on standby. GO's plans for its new headquarters in Żejtun include a building which will be one of the leading sustainable buildings on the island through energy-saving light, motion sensors, the use of secondary water stored in purposely built on-site reservoirs and photovoltaics to generate as much renewable energy as possible.
And as a remote-first company, GO is indirectly also contributing to less pollution by enabling a majority of its workforce to work at least three days remotely, a hybrid mode of working that brings substantial reductions in everyday commuting.
GO also invests in its people and their learning journeys. In an effort to raise awareness and instigate collective efforts, it is rolling out its training awareness named 'GO Green'. All employees in fact, have been asked to take a survey and are doing online modules to enhance their knowledge on climate change and the action required to save our planet.
In addition, all employees will be invited to participate in an interactive workshop and are encouraged to act both in their teams at work, as well as in their private lives to respond to the climate crisis. Recovered equipment is being assessed and when possible, refurbished and reissued. This not only saves considerable financial costs but also helps GO contribute towards the circular economy by reducing its carbon footprint.


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Why guest lecturers are miffed at yet another exam
by Afrin | Nov 3, 2022 | Education | 0 comments
Guest lecturers fill in as substitutes for tenured faculty in universities for much lower pay but when it comes to filling faculty vacancies they are asked to take qualification tests
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Guest lecturers working in various government arts, science and engineering colleges for long are shocked at the Higher Education Minister Ponmudi's announcement that the Teachers' Recruitment Board (TRB) would conduct examinations to fill 4,034 assistant professor vacancies in those colleges.
An analysis of why this announcement of the TRB exam annoys the guest lecturers drives home their poignancy and plight.
Filled vacancies
About 10 years ago, the posts of assistant professors in government colleges were filled on the basis of work experience and interviews, but no written exam was conducted. In the recruitment, weightage was given to those with a portfolio of research articles, teaching experience and higher educational qualifications. The interview system of awarding 15 marks out of 34 to guest lecturers with over seven and half years' work experience had been in vogue till 2011. No further recruitment has since been conducted.
But in 2019 the government announced a recruitment drive to fill 2,331 assistant professor posts and received about 40,000 applications on which no follow-up, however, was taken. Again in 2020 a G.O. (56) was released, announcing the appointment of 1,146 guest lecturers as assistant professors. Besides, certificate verification sessions were held from Feb.15 to 18, 2021. When the candidates were waiting for interviews, the code of conduct came into force ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections. So, the interview process was put on hold.
About 10 years ago, the posts of assistant professor in government colleges were filled on the basis of work experience and interviews, but no written exam was conducted
Weary guest lecturers
Against this background, now the DMK government is going to recruit 4,000 assistant professors through TRB exams with a total of 200 marks. But no G.O. has been published in this regard and hence there is confusion over the mode of exams. Not only guest lecturers but also private college teachers too can take the exams if they meet the criteria to be assistant professors.
Dr. S. S. Ramajayam, state chief coordinator, joint action committee of the Tamil Nadu Government Arts College Guest Lecturers' Associations
Dr. S. S. Ramajayam, state chief coordinator, the joint action committee of the Tamil Nadu Government Arts College Guest Lecturers' Associations, said, "Minister Ponmudi has announced that special marks will be awarded to the guest lecturers working in government colleges for over 10 years, who will be set for interview after clearing the first-phase exams. But the catch is that we will be filtered in the first phase itself. Most of the guest lectures affected by the absence of recruitment for the past decade have been languishing in financial crises and mental depression, working for meager pay. They are, in fact, tired of waiting for the government to regularize their services and some have crossed the age of 50."
The guest lecturers have already experienced a wide spectrum of exams ranging from UG, PG, M.Phil, and Ph.D to NET, SET, TET etc. "With a wide experience of taking exam after exam and working as guest lecturers for long, should we be tortured with one more exam, now through the TRB?," he said in a tone tinged with sadness.
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The load of work the guest lecturers are burdened with in their everyday schedule is quite staggering, he said, adding that though they are doing assistant professors' jobs, they don't get the appropriate designation nor the matching salaries. While an assistant professor's pay is Rs.80,000, a guest lecturer gets just Rs. 20,000 for their endless work such as administrative matters, students' admission, the conduct of exams, evaluation of answer sheets and so on.
"This is absolutely an exploitation going on unabated whatever party is at the helm of affairs in the state," Ramajayam said. "We are by no means not against the exam system to recruit assistant professors. What we need is justice and recognition of our services. Out of 4,000 posts proposed to be filled, at least 25 percent can be reserved for guest lecturers with over 10 years of experience. Or the exam can be conducted for the guest lecturers only."
No concessions
When M Karunanidhi was Chief Minister in 2010, it was announced that the lecturers with Ph.D. and who pass in SLED/NET exams would be appointed as assistant professors within a year.
The guest lecturers are given promises, now and then, of career elevation; only the promises are not honored. They work longer hours and earn peanuts
The guest lecturers are given promises, now and then, of career elevation; only the promises are not honored. They work longer hours and earn peanuts. The UGC rules stipulated a pay of Rs.25,000 for them in 2010 and enhanced it to Rs.50,000 in 2019. But the government has saved up nearly Rs.1,500 crore in the past 12 years, paying the guest lecturers just Rs.20,000.
Tamil Nadu has earned the distinction of being one of the states with greater enrolment in higher education. The guest lecturers' role in the state's good performance on this count cannot be underestimated. But what they get is only a raw deal; no recognition, no career elevation and no pay hike!
"The guest lecturers' lot is no less miserable than that of the bonded labourers. No concessions have been given to them such as life insurance, medical insurance, conveyance allowances, dearness allowance, bonus, time-bound pay hike and so on," said Ramajayam.
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Their working condition still remains worse. In 80 cent of the colleges, the lecturers do not have their own seating arrangements. They have make-shift seats in the classrooms and labs. Women guest lecturers' state is even worse. They do not have maternity leave because the government says they work just 11 months in a year.
The guest lecturers are never allowed to pursue post-doctoral research programs. Using this rule, corruption is mushrooming in several private colleges.
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US Jobless Claims Rise in July
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The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose to a two-month high last week, but economists were quick to brush off the rise as a result of volatile number-crunching, rather than a discouraging sign for the economy.
About 360,000 people filed for initial jobless claims in the week ended July 6, up 16,000 from the previous week — and the highest level since mid-May — the Labor Department said Thursday.
The increase came as a surprise, after economists predicted the report would show 345,000 people filed initial claims last week. But economists were quick to point to quirkiness in the data as the main cause of the rise.
July is a notoriously difficult month to calculate. Historically, the Labor Department has adjusted the data to account for temporary layoffs that often result from auto factories retooling during the summer, but in the last few years, fewer automakers have been making those layoffs. Nevertheless, the seasonal adjustments remain in place.
via CNN


When the lights are always on, a whole lot of work gets done.
Truckers 24 Hr. offers an 11 bay service facility that is open 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week for drive up and scheduled shop service. We have a Qik-Fix Bay designated for DOT inspections, truck and trailer PM's, and other "Qik-Fix" repairs. We offer complimentary showers and a lounge with tables, tv's, and a kitchen to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Locally, we offer vehicle pick up and delivery services.
We service all types and sizes of equipment in our shop, including specialized trailers, off-road equipment, and hydraulic lifts. Truckers 24 Hr. is your one stop shop for everything maintenance related. We offer 24/7 parts sales, drive train remanufacturing, and custom hydraulic system design. Truckers 24 is the only all in one heavy duty shop in the Indianapolis. No other service shop has the parts or service offerings as Truckers 24 Hr.
Truckers 24 Hr. troubleshoots and installs Allison Automatic Transmissions. .
There's no mistaking our road service trucks: We custom build them to stock a wide variety of parts so that when you call, we're ready. We don't play the "on-call" game after hours, our mobile mechanics are in the shop ready to go 24/7.
Truckers 24 Hr can get your vehicle in and out faster than anyone else. 11 bays open 24 hrs a day means we can get it in and get it out. If you're tired of waiting on repairs, contact us today.
There's only one place you can buy a gladhand at 1 a.m. in Indianapolis- Truckers 24 Hr. Road Service. Our parts department is open 24/7 just like our service shop. Whatever you need, we're likely to have it- so stop on in, get your parts, and get back on the road before the sun even rises.


This cutter is made exclusively for routing rabbets for glass panel doors. For use as an add-on to Freud Premier Adjustable Rail and Stile Bit Sets (sold separately).
Freud's newest rail-and-stile bit sets not only cut standard cope-and-stick profiles, but also create full-length (or less) tenons. The key is the two-part rail bit. After cutting the ends of the rails, you remove the top section of the bit and continue using the cutter to increase the length of the tenon. But is it as simple as it sounds? I requested a set to find out.
Freud's newest rail-and-stile bit sets not only cut standard cope-and-stick profiles, but also create full-length (or less) tenons. The key is the two-part rail bit. After cutting the ends of the rails, you remove the top section of the bit and continue using the cutter to increase the length of the tenon. But is it as simple as it sounds? I requested a set to find out.
A great addition to my workshop and a way to make my project go a whole lot easier!


Scrutinizing thousands of global business connections is nearly impossible when trying to view the information on a spreadsheet.
One can only imagine the inefficiencies that would arise when using rudimentary tools to measure inventory production and output in foreign trade zones. This concern has led enterprises to outsource to managed IT services developing advanced software capable of analyzing complex information sets.
How intricate are these relationships?
Although FTZs are not subject to abiding by customs regulations, organizations sanctioning these territories need to satisfy incredibly diverse client needs. SupplyChainBrain outlined the challenges Deutsche Bahn AG, Schenker's North American division, faced while offering FTZ services.
The source exemplified a situation in which Schenker may cater to the needs of a pharmaceutical manufacturer and a heavy-machinery producer simultaneously. While the latter only requires traditional pick-and-packing setups with no specialized storage, the former must contain its products in refrigerated environments.
Multiply two clients by 30 and companies have to contend with a complex situation. Assessing the operational needs of each customer requires a thorough analysis of all operations.
For one thing, collecting data from warehouse sensors, RFID technology and other resources is necessary. How can a logistics company expect to satisfy such a wide range of shipping requirements if it doesn't understand what's being processed?
Second, a warehouse management system can help pare down the raw information before its entered into analysis software. Enterprises working with basic analysis programs can benefit from funneling data through the WMS beforehand, because this provides structure to data that was previously more difficult to peruse.
One organization may have to consider the aforementioned factors. According to the Albuquerque Journal, Doña Ana Country recently received permission from the United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board to expand its own FTZ countywide. The county government maintained that any production companies interested in utilizing the FTZ can now look anywhere in the area's 3,804 square miles.